created sense approved 皇上不急急太监/皇上不急急太監 · huángshàngbùjíjítàijiàn · the observers are more anxious than the person involved — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
皇上不急急太监 / 皇上不急急太監
huángshàngbùjíjítàijiàn
the observers are more anxious than the person involved
Literally "the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are"; used to describe a situation where a bystander or observer is more worried or impatient than the person actually affected.
皇上 (literal) → 皇上 · huángshang · emperor 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · anxious 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · to make anxious 太监 (literal) → 太监/太監 · tàijiàn · eunuch
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